Thirty Treasure Coast detectives and deputies hit the streets Tuesday night, trying to keep tabs on every sex offender in Martin County."Our goal is not so much a gotcha, to catch somebody not complying," Martin County Sheriff William Snyder told WPBF 25 News. "Our goal is to verify that all these people are in compliance."There are 166 registered sex offenders in the county. They are all required to register their address with the Martin County Sheriff's Office.On Tuesday night, the deputies and detectives fanned out in teams of two to make sure the sex offenders are living where they say they are."It's very simple," Sgt. John Perez said. "We get to the door. If they're there, they show us their ID. We check them off and everything is good to go."As the night progressed, a deputy visited every address where a sex offender claimed to be living. In most cases, they were greeted by a registered sex offender politely providing an identification."They have a responsibility," Perez said. "They've committed a crime which requires them to check in or be checked in. So they just expect it."Deputies were not able to reach all 166 sex offenders. Deputies will continue to try over the next couple of days. If they are not able to verify a sex offender's address, an arrest warrant will be issued for that offender.More From WPBF: Email alerts | Mobile | SocialView, Share Breaking News Photos On WPBF.com's u local:9146236

"Our goal is not so much a gotcha, to catch somebody not complying," Martin County Sheriff William Snyder told WPBF 25 News. "Our goal is to verify that all these people are in compliance."

There are 166 registered sex offenders in the county. They are all required to register their address with the Martin County Sheriff's Office.

On Tuesday night, the deputies and detectives fanned out in teams of two to make sure the sex offenders are living where they say they are.

"It's very simple," Sgt. John Perez said. "We get to the door. If they're there, they show us their ID. We check them off and everything is good to go."

As the night progressed, a deputy visited every address where a sex offender claimed to be living. In most cases, they were greeted by a registered sex offender politely providing an identification.

"They have a responsibility," Perez said. "They've committed a crime which requires them to check in or be checked in. So they just expect it."

Deputies were not able to reach all 166 sex offenders. Deputies will continue to try over the next couple of days. If they are not able to verify a sex offender's address, an arrest warrant will be issued for that offender.